Jordan A. Cohen, Wednesday, Dec. 9, 2015, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Kiichiro Sato)

JAY COHEN

AP Sports Writer

Cohen is a national baseball writer and an editor on the AP’s sports desk. Based in Chicago, he also covers hockey, football and basketball, along with international water polo.
Chicago Cubs relief pitcher Luke Little pauses on the mound during the fifth inning of the team's baseball game against the Arizona Diamondbacks Tuesday, April 16, 2024, in Phoenix. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin)
Cubs reliever Luke Little forced to change his glove because of white in American flag patch
Chicago Cubs reliever Luke Little says he had to change his glove before he entered the team’s 4-3 victory over Houston because of an American flag patch.
 
Chicago Cubs' Dansby Swanson is congratulated in the dugout after his home run during the first inning of the team's baseball game against the Houston Astros, Wednesday, April 24, 2024, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Erin Hooley)
Dansby Swanson homers as the short-handed Cubs beat the struggling Astros 4-3
Dansby Swanson hit a three-run homer during Chicago’s four-run first inning and the short-handed Cubs beat the Houston Astros 4-3.
 
Chicago Cubs center fielder Cody Bellinger struggles to catch a fly ball from Houston Astros' Yainer Diaz as it bounces off the ivy during the fourth inning of a baseball game Tuesday, April 23, 2024, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Erin Hooley)
Cubs OF Cody Bellinger sidelined by two fractured ribs on his right side
Cody Bellinger has two fractured ribs on his right side, sidelining another key player for the Chicago Cubs.
 
Miami Marlins' Tim Anderson hits a one-run single during the fourth inning of a baseball game against the Chicago Cubs in Chicago, Sunday, April 21, 2024. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh)
Jesús Sánchez hits a long solo homer as the Marlins beat the Cubs 6-3 for a 4-game series split
Jesús Sánchez hit a massive solo homer and an RBI single, helping the Miami Marlins beat the Chicago Cubs 6-3.
 
Chicago Cubs starting pitcher Kyle Hendricks throws against the Miami Marlins during the first inning of a baseball game in Chicago, Sunday, April 21, 2024. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh)
Kyle Hendricks struggles again in 5th start this season for the Chicago Cubs
Kyle Hendricks thinks he is moving in the right direction. He also knows he has to be better — and soon.
 
Miami Marlins' Tim Anderson, left, and and Emmanuel Rivera score on a hit by Luis Arraez during the sixth inning of a baseball game against the San Francisco Giants, Tuesday, April 16, 2024, in Miami. (AP Photo/Marta Lavandier)
Tim Anderson returns to Chicago with the Miami Marlins
Tim Anderson is at peace with his rise and his fall with the Chicago White Sox. And he’s moving on with the Miami Marlins.
 
Kansas City Royals starting pitcher Seth Lugo throws against the Chicago White Sox during the first inning of a baseball game Monday, April 15, 2024, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Erin Hooley)
Lugo pitches 7 crisp innings as the Royals beat the White Sox 2-0
Seth Lugo pitched seven crisp innings, Vinnie Pasquantino homered and the Kansas City Royals beat the Chicago White Sox 2-0.
 
Chicago White Sox's Eloy Jimenez looks to the bench after being called out on strikes during the third inning of the team's baseball game against the Detroit Tigers in Chicago, Sunday, March 31, 2024. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh)
Chicago White Sox activate slugger Eloy Jiménez from the 10-day injured list
The slumping Chicago White Sox have activated slugger Eloy Jiménez from the 10-day injured list. The White Sox also brought up right-hander Nick Nastrini from Triple-A Charlotte.
 
Carolina Hurricanes' Seth Jarvis (24) celebrates with teammate Andrei Svechnikov (37) after scoring against Chicago Blackhawks goalie Petr Mrazek (34) during the third period of an NHL hockey game Sunday, April 14, 2024, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Paul Beaty)
Seth Jarvis leads Hurricanes past Blackhawks 4-2 for 5th straight win
Seth Jarvis scored two power-play goals in the third period, and the Carolina Hurricanes beat the Chicago Blackhawks 4-2 for their fifth consecutive victory.
 
Chicago Blackhawks' Frank Nazar celebrates after scoring his first goal in the NHL during the first period of a NHL hockey game against the Carolina Hurricanes, Sunday, April 14, 2024, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Paul Beaty)
Frank Nazar scores on first shot in NHL debut with Chicago Blackhawks
Frank Nazar scored on his first shot on goal in his debut with the Chicago Blackhawks in the team’s home finale against the Carolina Hurricanes.
 
Cincinnati Reds' Nick Lodolo walks back to the dugout after being taking out in the sixth inning of a baseball game against the Chicago White Sox, Saturday, April 13, 2024, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Melissa Tamez)
Nick Lodolo stars in return as the Reds beat the light-hitting White Sox 5-0
Nick Lodolo struck out 10 in 5 2/3 innings in his first big league start in almost a year, and the Cincinnati Reds beat the Chicago White Sox 5-0.
 
Cincinnati Reds' Nick Lodolo delivers during the first inning of a baseball game against the Chicago White Sox, Saturday, April 13, 2024, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Melissa Tamez)
Nick Lodolo makes a successful return for the Cincinnati Reds
Healthy again, Nick Lodolo looked quite comfortable in his return to the major leagues. Lodolo struck out 10 while pitching 5 2/3 scoreless innings for the Cincinnati Reds in a 5-0 victory over the Chicago White Sox.
 
Cincinnati Reds' Elly De La Cruz (44) celebrates at home plate after hitting a three-run home run during the third inning of a baseball game against the Chicago White Sox Friday, April 12, 2024, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Paul Beaty)
Elly De La Cruz homers again as the Reds pound the White Sox 11-1
Elly De La Cruz hit a three-run drive for his fourth homer in his last four games, helping Andrew Abbott and the Cincinnati Reds beat the Chicago White Sox 11-1.
 
Chicago White Sox's Luis Robert Jr., hits a double against Atlanta Braves during the eighth inning of a baseball game in Chicago, Tuesday, April 2, 2024. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh)
White Sox receive positive news on injured sluggers Luis Robert Jr. and Yoán Moncada
Luis Robert Jr. could return to the Chicago White Sox in May, and the team also has provided a positive update on third baseman Yoán Moncada.
 
Chicago Cubs' Ian Happ runs the bases after hitting a triple during the sixth inning of a baseball game against the Los Angeles Dodgers, Friday, April 5, 2024, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Erin Hooley)
Seiya Suzuki drives in 3 runs as Chicago Cubs hold off Los Angeles Dodgers for 9-7 win
Seiya Suzuki had three RBIs and Michael Busch homered against his former team, helping the Chicago Cubs beat Shohei Ohtani and the Los Angeles Dodgers 9-7.
 
Chicago Cubs' Michael Busch celebrates in the dugout after hitting a home run during the third inning of a baseball game against the Los Angeles Dodgers, Friday, April 5, 2024, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Erin Hooley)
Michael Busch homers for Chicago Cubs against former team
Michael Busch engaged in some friendly banter with some of his former teammates before the Chicago Cubs kicked off their series against the Los Angeles Dodgers.
 
A large American flag is displayed during the Star-Spangled Banner before an opening day baseball game between the Colorado Rockies and Chicago Cubs, Monday, April 1, 2024, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Erin Hooley)
Rockies LF Nolan Jones makes another defensive mistake in loss to Cubs
Nolan Jones made no excuses. He felt he should have made the play. Again. Jones had another adventure in left field during Colorado’s 5-0 loss to the Chicago Cubs a day after he made a costly defensive mistake at Arizona.
 
Chicago Cubs starting pitcher Shota Imanaga throws against the Colorado Rockies during the first inning of a baseball game Monday, April 1, 2024, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Erin Hooley)
Shota Imanaga stars in major league debut as Cubs beat Rockies 5-0 in Wrigley Field opener
Shota Imanaga pitched six sparkling innings in his major league debut, and the Chicago Cubs used another defensive mistake by Nolan Jones to beat the Colorado Rockies 5-0.
 
Detroit Tigers' Spencer Torkelson, left, and first base coach Anthony Lapoce look to the dugout after Torkelson's RBI single off Chicago White Sox starting pitcher Michael Soroka during the first inning of a baseball game Saturday, March 30, 2024, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast)
Carson Kelly hits RBI single in the 10th as the Detroit Tigers beat the Chicago White Sox 7-6
Carson Kelly hit run-scoring singles in the seventh and 10th innings, helping the Detroit Tigers rally for a 7-6 victory over Luis Robert Jr. and the Chicago White Sox.
 
Chicago Blackhawks' Jason Dickinson (16) celebrates with fans after scoring a goal during the first period of an NHL hockey game against the Calgary Flames Tuesday, March 26, 2024, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Paul Beaty)
Jason Dickinson scores twice as the Chicago Blackhawks beat the Calgary Flames 3-1
Jason Dickinson scored twice, Petr Mrazek made 40 saves and the Chicago Blackhawks beat the Calgary Flames 3-1.
 
Baltimore Orioles second baseman Jackson Holliday signs autographs before a spring training game against the Toronto Blue Jays, Tuesday, March 19, 2024, in Dunedin, Fla. (Mark Taylor/The Canadian Press via AP)
Holliday, Yamamoto and Chourio are among the majors’ most intriguing rookies in 2024
Orioles infielder Jackson Holliday, Dodgers right-hander Yoshinobu Yamamoto and Brewers outfielder Jackson Chourio are among the major leagues’ most intriguing rookies going into the 2024 season.
 
U.S. Olympic Water Polo Team attacker Max Irving smiles during a training session for the Paris Olympics at Mt. San Antonio College in Walnut, Calif., on Wednesday, Jan. 17, 2024. Irving's father, Michael Irving, is a Pac-12 college basketball referee. Max Irving is also the only Black man on the U.S. Olympic Water Polo Team and a prominent advocate for diversity in the sport. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes)
US water polo player Max Irving is inspired by his father, a longtime college basketball referee
Throughout his water polo career, Max Irving has drawn inspiration from his father, Michael. Each of them knows what it’s like to work in front of a hostile crowd.
 
St. Louis Cardinals starting pitcher Sonny Gray throws during the first inning of a spring training baseball game against the Washington Nationals Monday, March 4, 2024, in West Palm Beach, Fla. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson)
NL Central Preview: Cardinals, Cubs and Reds are at the front of a wide-open division
St. Louis signed Sonny Gray, Lance Lynn and Kyle Gibson. The Chicago Cubs added Shota Imanaga and Héctor Neris. Even Cincinnati and Pittsburgh jumped into free agency.
 
FILE - Los Angeles Dodgers' Shohei Ohtani, of Japan, walks through the dugout during the team's spring training baseball game against the Seattle Mariner, March 13, 2024, in Phoenix. Beginning with its ninth international opener, Major League Baseball is traveling all over the world in 2024. Ohtani and the Dodgers play Manny Machado and the San Diego Padres in Seoul, South Korea (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin, File)
South Korea, Mexico, Britain and Alabama are among MLB’s scheduled stops in 2024
Beginning with its ninth international opener, Major League Baseball is traveling all over the world in 2024.
 
FILE - Los Angeles Dodgers designated hitter Shohei Ohtani participates in spring training baseball workouts at Camelback Ranch in Phoenix, Wednesday, Feb. 14, 2024. (AP Photo/Ashley Landis)
To Ohtani’s surgeon, a 103 mph fastball was a red flag, but his $700M deal shows trust in TJ surgery
Shohei Ohtani had his right elbow repaired by Dr. Neal ElAttrache for the second time in September. With the 50th anniversary of the first Tommy John surgery coming up this year, Ohtani and ElAttrache are at the center of what might be the procedure’s most compelling case study.
 
Chicago White Sox starting pitcher Dylan Cease throws to a Cincinnati Reds batter during the second inning of a spring training baseball game Tuesday, March 12, 2024, in Goodyear, Ariz. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)
Padres acquire RHP Dylan Cease in multiplayer trade with White Sox
The San Diego Padres have acquired right-hander Dylan Cease in a trade with the Chicago White Sox for reliever Steven Wilson and three prospects: right-handers Drew Thorpe and Jairo Iriarte, and outfielder Samuel Zavala.
 
FILE - Dr. Frank Jobe, right, known for the development of the historic elbow procedure known as "Tommy John Surgery," speaks as he and Tommy John, left, are honored during a ceremony at Doubleday Field at the National Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown, N.Y. , July 27, 2013. . (AP Photo/Mike Groll, File)
50 years later, Tommy John surgery remains a game-changer
There is a bridge that runs from Tommy John and Dr. Frank Jobe in 1974, all the way to Justin Verlander and Bryce Harper.
 
FILE - Atlanta Braves' Ronald Acuna Jr. hits a double during the third inning of Game 3 of a baseball NL Division Series against the Philadelphia Phillies, Oct. 11, 2023, in Philadelphia. This season, the Braves and stars like Acuna will try to finish the job after a disappointing early exit in last year's playoffs. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum, File)
Braves star Ronald Acuña Jr. is dealing with some right knee irritation
Atlanta Braves star Ronald Acuña Jr. has some irritation around the meniscus in his surgically repaired right knee. The reigning NL MVP had an MRI on Friday.
 
Colorado Avalanche center Ryan Johansen (12) celebrates with teammates after scoring during the second period of an NHL hockey game against the Chicago Blackhawks in Chicago, Thursday, Feb. 29, 2024. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh)
Zach Parise and Nathan MacKinnon star as the Avalanche pound the Blackhawks 5-0
Zach Parise had two goals and an assist, and the Colorado Avalanche beat the lowly Chicago Blackhawks 5-0.
 
FILE- Texas Rangers' Max Scherzer flips the ball in the air as he paces the dugout during the seventh inning of a baseball game against the Arizona Diamondbacks Tuesday, Aug. 22, 2023, in Phoenix. Scherzer logged at least 179 innings in 10 of his first 16 years in the majors. And the three-time Cy Young Award winner learned some tough lessons on the road to pitching deep into games. That's one reason why the Rangers right-hander thinks Major League Baseball needs to look a lot deeper than a roster limit if it wants to return starting pitching to prominence. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin, File)
MLB wants to make starting pitching more prominent, but it’s a tough task in today’s game
Major League Baseball wants to put a greater emphasis on starting pitching. But it’s a tricky situation in the era of openers and hard-throwing relievers.
 
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